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Type Words
Synonyms base
Type of portion, component part, constituent, part, component


the basis of this drink is orange juice.
Type Words
Synonyms footing, ground
Type of foundation
Has types common ground


he worked on an interim basis.
Type Words
Synonyms base, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork
Type of supposition, supposal, assumption
Has types meat and potatoes


the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture.

Examples of basis

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The FDA should work to streamline its donor criteria on a more scientific basis.
From the desmoinesregister.com
If that team gets a tying field goal, the game proceeds on a sudden-death basis.
From the thenewstribune.com
Broken down on a per-student basis, the Irish spend the most, the database says.
From the thenewstribune.com
Cost-basis reporting also applies to the majority of ETFs in 2012, the IRS said.
From the bloomberg.com
I'd like to say more about how this works on an everyday basis in the next post.
From the sfgate.com
However, on a continuing operations basis, the company netted 2 cents per share.
From the forbes.com
If you sell something on a non-recourse basis, then the new owner truly owns it.
From the forbes.com
For the first time, they began teaming up on a regular basis to launch lawsuits.
From the businessweek.com
We are going to do what we feel like gives us a chance to win on a weekly basis.
From the tennessean.com
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  • Footing: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
  • The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
  • The most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
  • In mineralogy and crystallography, crystal structure is a unique arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystalline liquid or solid. A crystal structure is composed of a pattern, a set of atoms arranged in a particular way, and a lattice exhibiting long-range order and symmetry. ...
  • In linear algebra, a basis is a set of vectors that, in a linear combination, can represent every vector in a given vector space or free module, and such that no element of the set can be represented as a linear combination of the others. ...
  • In option trading, basis is used to evaluate the value differential between a call option and a put option. Also referred to as the reversal/conversion rate, it is calculated by determining the costs and benefits of being long or short the underlying security.
  • In mathematics, a base (or basis) B for a topological space X with topology T is a collection of open sets in T such that every open set in T can be written as a union of elements of B. We say that the base generates the topology T. ...
  • In universal algebra a basis is a structure inside of some (universal) algebras, which are called free algebras. It generates all algebra elements from its own elements by the algebra operations in an independent manner. ...
  • A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis; An underlying condition or circumstance; In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space; Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses; A collection of ...